a low-pressure virtual hangout for video people.
Sign up once and get invited to future Northbound virtual hangouts, casual 45 to 60 minute calls for videographers, filmmakers, freelancers, hobbyists, and video business owners who want honest conversation with people who get the work.
You’ll receive a calendar invite for the next hangout. No pitch deck. No formal networking weirdness.
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filmmaking is collaborative. building a video business can feel weirdly solo.
You can spend one week on set with a team, solving problems in real time, feeding off the energy of other people, and feeling completely in your element.
Then you’re back at your desk, editing alone, quoting alone, answering clients alone, making creative decisions alone, and trying to figure out the next move without a room to talk it through.
These hangouts are a small way to break that pattern.
cozy, but we’ll get real.
This is not a webinar. It is not a class. It is not a polished networking event where everyone pretends they have it all figured out.
we open the room
Shyah kicks things off with a few honest prompts to get people talking without making it awkward.
we ask better questions
Questions like, what’s a win this year, what’s been hard, and what are you trying to figure out right now?
we break out
Smaller breakout rooms give people space to connect, share honestly, and talk with other video people across stages and locations.
no big production. just video people talking honestly.
show up as you are.
You do not need a perfect business, a polished pitch, or some huge reason to join.
You can come with a win, a question, a frustration, a half-formed idea, or just a desire to be around people who understand the strange mix of creative work, client work, business pressure, and life stuff.
Low effort. Low commitment. Real conversation.
all stages of video people are welcome.
If you are trying to make video a bigger part of your life, your business, or your creative identity, this room is for you.
videographers
Wedding, commercial, corporate, documentary, social, or something in between.
freelancers
People making creative decisions, client decisions, pricing decisions, and career decisions without a built-in team around them.
the seriously curious
Hobbyists, newer filmmakers, and people who want to take video more seriously but want better people around them as they grow.
leave with a few more people in your corner.
The goal is simple. Expand your circle, hear what other video people are navigating, share what you are working through, and remember that you are not the only one figuring this out.
- Connect with video people across different cities, stages, and niches.
- Talk honestly about wins, losses, business, creativity, and what’s been hard.
- Get out of your own head for 45 to 60 minutes.
- Build relationships without the pressure of a formal networking event.
- Get invited to future hangouts without needing to keep checking for dates.
this has always been about the room.
These virtual hangouts started back in 2021 as a simple way to gather video people without needing a stage, ticket, or big production.
The format is intentionally simple because the point is the conversation. A few good prompts. A few honest answers. A few people you might not have met otherwise.
sign up once. get notified for future hangouts.
The next virtual hangout is currently planned for July 15. Sign up and you’ll receive a calendar invite with the details.
Future hangouts will happen roughly once per quarter, so this also gets you on the invite list for upcoming rooms.
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faq
A casual virtual hangout for video people who want honest conversation, connection, and a few more people in their corner.
Videographers, filmmakers, freelancers, video business owners, hobbyists taking video more seriously, and people across all stages of the work.
Usually 45 to 60 minutes.
Yes. The virtual hangouts are free.
You’ll be added to the invite list and receive a calendar invite for the next hangout.
You do not need to perform, pitch, or have a perfect answer ready. The best hangouts work when people are willing to be present and honest, but you can ease in.
Roughly once per quarter.
you do not have to build this thing alone.
Sign up once and get notified for future Northbound virtual hangouts. The next one is planned for July 15, and you’ll receive a calendar invite after signing up.